SXSW Film Conference and Festival has announced a handful of feature films

The lineup includes 52 films from first-time filmmakers and consists of 89 world premieres.

The 2016 South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival has announced a handful of feature films, as 139 feature films will be shown during nine days. The lineup includes 52 films from first-time filmmakers and consists of 89 world premieres. Don Cheadle's Miles Davis biopic will show, along with Ethan Hawke as Chet Baker in Born To Be Blue.

"SXSW prides itself on presenting an eclectic mix of emerging and established talent in a range of genres from comedy, thrillers, docs and international gems," said Janet Pierson, Head of SXSW Film, in an official statement. "We've been told we program the way real people watch movies: sometimes for fun, sometimes for mind expansion, then there’s the art, and who doesn’t love a great surprise? We continue to be excited by so much new work as we revel in the richness of tone and talent on display."

"Hunter Gatherer" (Director/Screenwriter: Josh Locy) - After a three-year stint in prison, an unreasonably optimistic middle-aged man returns to his stagnant neighborhood to win back his girlfriend only to find that she and his family have done what they always wanted to do - forget he exists. Cast: Andre Royo, George Sample III, Kellee Stewart, Ashley Wilkerson, Kevin Jackson, Antonio D. Charity, Celestial, Alexis DeLaRosa, Jeanetta Arnette (World Premiere)